Ad Designs - Amy H. Schacht

January 25, 1989

Amy H. Schacht studied art and design in Miami, Kansas City and at the University of Georgia; she worked as a graphic artist in Miamiand Richmond and considered job offers in New York. But she found the right combination of professional challenge and pleasurable lifestyle when she moved to Urbanna.

Schacht, the mother of a 4-year-old boy and a 2-year-old girl, opened the Hudson William Agency, an advertising and graphic design company in November. She works at home and has arranged for child care twice a week to concentrate on projects, such as the concept and design of ad campaigns or the design of logos for businesses. Middlesex is ripe for an ad agency, she says.

"It seems like businesses are getting to need profesional services, especially with the growth in the real estate business," says the 35 year-old Richmond native. She has 14 years of experience in graphic design, and before starting out on her own was head advertising representative for the Southside Sentinel. Her ads for Southside Marine Services appeared in a national boating magazine and Windows on Urbanna Creek hired her to design their logo.

But she considers herself a "nature person" who has thrived on access to water and beaches. She lists as one of her greatest assets "living where we live, being able to enjoy the water and a small town community."

So now in addition to juggling family and career, Schacht and her husband William, a manager at Southside Marine in Urbanna, can take advantage of the nearby Rappahannock and the Bay.